Karakousis Cracks Queens to Double Short Stack
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Georgios Karakousis open shoved with a short stack of 5,300 from middle position and Kazuhiko Yotsushika called from the next seat across. Players flipped their cards.
Georgios Karakousis: A♥J♥
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: Q♥Q♣
The board ran out A♦K♦K♥6♣6♠. Karakousis made two pair with his ace and the kings on board to get ahead of Yotsushika's queens and double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |